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Hermes

basement colors

Collette · Chanel

Hmm if you're getting the house ready for sale then I would use a neutral color. Boring, I know, but easier than repaining it for showings.

Hermes

yeah, you're probably right. maybe just stick with white walls and a gray floor.

now, the walls we're building are going to be beadboard, and the other walls are like a nubby poured concrete. Just wondering if I should paint them differently, or if the textures would drive any color choices...

cahabo · Kate Spade

I agree with neutrals. Instead of painting the cement floor, can you stain it? I think it's a great look that buyers might like.

Hermes

do you mean putting down pigmented cement, or buying a cement stain? is there such a thing as cement stain?

cahabo · Kate Spade

I googled just to make sure that there is both wet cement that is stained, and stain you can put on cured concrete floors. Here are some examples:

Lots of different colors and design options.

FashionPrincess · Hermes

I would go with a cement stain and if you are wanting to go with the gray rug, then I'd stain gray. Maybe a nice, soft, neutral sage, spa-like green would be nice for the walls with the gray floors, not as harsh as the white. You want it to be a place you wanna go work out :)

Hermes

the green sounds nice, but I think I'm going to go with an almond that is the same as the trim in my kitchen -- I think it will be a nice flow, yet very neutral.

I agree that staining is the way to go. Now I'm thinking it might be kind of cool to do a pattern or something... Also, since I'm going with almond on the walls with white trim, maybe I should go warmer with the floor color... Maybe I don't put the rug down -- I'm not sure it "adds" to my work outs anyway, since I use a mat on the floor. Even though I will use it as a work out room, I will have a sofa and chair in there too, as well as a dark wood entertainment cabinet. So, I guess I want to have it read as a potential all-purpose room to a prospective buyer.

Kemiko Decorative & Industrial Floor Finishes Whittier, CA

Kemiko Decorative & Industrial Floor Finishes Whittier, CA

Concrete Floors stained interior floor Kemiko Decorative & Industrial Floor Finishes Whittier, CA

apparently, after the concrete is etched with acid, you can simply use painters tape to create "tiles" (this is just an example, I don't care for the multi-color shown)

BellinaJessica · Kenneth Cole

Wow. I had no idea you could do that to concrete! It's gorgeous!

Hermes

I know, it's cool isn't it?

I'm thinking that I may want to do a slate tile look since that's what the tile is like in the kitchen, and that would work with the almond and my gray rug...